TOLLBRIDGE TECHNOLOGIES STRENGTHENS MARKET LEAD IN SYNERGY RESEARCH GROUP REPORT
Study of First Half of 2000 Shows TollBridge's Continuing Leadership As Competitors Enter Market for VoDSL GatewaysSANTA CLARA, Calif., August 31, 2000 - TollBridge Technologies today announced that Phoenix-based market research firm Synergy Research Group has confirmed TollBridge's continued market share dominance in the burgeoning market for carrier class voice-over-broadband gateways. The report, entitled "Q2 2000 Broadband Equipment Market Share," shows that despite the entry of several competitors into the market, TollBridge retained its leading market share for the first half of 2000. As a whole, the market for carrier-class voice-over-broadband gateways rose from $12.2 million in the first quarter of 2000 to $17.9 million in the second quarter, an increase of 47 percent. TollBridge captured 27.5 percent of the total market based on sales, and its shipments in the second quarter were up 23 percent over the first quarter. "TollBridge was the first to market with a carrier class voice over DSL gateway," said Jeremy Duke, founder and president of Synergy Research Group. "They faced increasing competition in 2000, particularly in the second quarter, but the overall market is growing rapidly as well. TollBridge has a strong product, and they have retained their leadership by aggressively signing up new partners and customers." "Our industry-leading broadband gateways have allowed us to sign partnership agreements with more than a dozen leading companies during the first half of 2000, and those relationships have paid off with some major sales," said Agnes Imregh, vice president of marketing for TollBridge Technologies. "We intend to continue expanding our partnerships and customer wins to retain our market lead." During the first half of 2000, TollBridge made joint marketing or interoperability partnerships with other leaders in the broadband equipment market, including Copper Mountain, Nortel, IPVerse, and SmartLink. About TollBridge Gateway Solutions TollBridge's TB200 carrier-grade Local Exchange Gateway allows next-generation carriers to integrate packet-based voice traffic from cable, xDSL, or wireless systems into the public switched telephone network via Class 5 switches. The TB200 uses the industry standard GR-303 protocol to ensure compatibility with Class 5 switches, and also supports emerging protocols such as the Segment Interface Protocol (SIP) and the Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP). The TollViewTM Management Suite is an element management system that includes a graphical interface for simple end-to-end configuration, troubleshooting, and performance management of up to 100 TB200 systems via HP OpenViewTM on Sun SolarisTM platforms. About The Report The Synergy Research Group Report, "Q2 2000 Broadband Equipment Market Share," is available for $2,995 from Synergy Research Group. For more information, contact Synergy Research Group at 602-287-9097 or at www.synergyresearchgroup.com. About TollBridge Technologies Founded in March 1998 and located in Santa Clara, Calif., TollBridge Technologies-selected as one of UPSIDE's Top 100 Private Companies (May 2000)-is the leading provider of high-quality voice-over-broadband solutions to the new generation of carriers. TollBridge's solutions change the economics of delivering voice services to small-business customers by allowing carriers that own Class 5 switches to use broadband access technologies (such as DSL, cable, and wireless) to bypass the incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) and deliver toll-quality voice and integrated data services. TollBridge Technologies today announced that Phoenix-based market research firm Synergy Research Group has confirmed TollBridge's continued market share dominance in the burgeoning market for carrier class voice-over-broadband gateways. The report, entitled "Q2 2000 Broadband Equipment Market Share," shows that despite the entry of several competitors into the market, TollBridge retained its leading market share for the first half of 2000. TollBridge and TollVoiceTM are trademarks of TollBridge Technologies, Inc. All other service marks and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. | 
